“Overall, consumers see the outlook for the economy as no worse than last month, but they remained quite worried about the future,” according to Survey of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu.
“We’re out here every single day,” said Aguirre, pausing to call out to an empty farm, checking for residents. “To gain trust of the Mennonites – because they’re reserved and closed-off people – you have to meet them where they’re at, show a friendly face.”Aguirre’s work is part of an effort by health authorities across the country to contain
, as cases climb not only here butand Canada. In Mexico, cases have been concentrated in the— long skeptical of vaccines and
— in the northern border state of Chihuahua.Officials say results of their campaign alongside Mennonite leaders have been mixed — they cite tens of thousands of new vaccinations in Chihuahua, but infections have ballooned and spread past the community to Indigenous and other populations.
Mexico is battling its worst measles outbreak in decades, with cases surging in the northern border state of Chihuahua, home to a large Mennonite community wary of vaccines. As infections rise across North America, officials say misinformation and deep-seated distrust of authorities are fueling the crisis. (AP Video: Martín Silva Rey)
Federal officials have documented 922 cases and one death in Chihuahua. Officials, health workers and local leaders say the numbers are likely underestimated, and misinformation about vaccines and endemic distrust of authorities are their biggest obstacles.Montgomery said they successfully treated Looney and there’s been no sign of rejection since – and a few weeks ago she met
“It feels really good to know that the decision I made for NYU to use my brother was the right decision and it’s helping people,” said Mary Miller-Duffy, of Newburgh, New York.Looney in turn is trying to help others, serving as what Montgomery calls an ambassador for people who’ve been reaching out to her through social media, sharing their distress at the long wait for transplants and wondering about pig kidneys.
One, she said, was being considered for a xenotransplant at another hospital but was scared, wondering whether to proceed.“I didn’t want to persuade him whether to do or not to do it,” Looney said. Instead she asked if he was religious and urged him to prayer, to “go off your faith, what your heart tells you.”